Are You a New York Teacher Spending Your Own Money on School Supplies?
We’re collecting stories from teachers across the state.
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This project was produced in partnership with Chalkbeat New York.
This project was produced in partnership with Chalkbeat New York.
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Hundreds of Child Victims Act cases have been filed against New York schools, some over accused serial offenders that could leave districts with tens of millions of dollars in liability.
New York’s consumer advocacy groups struggle to compete with well-funded utilities and corporations. Lawmakers want to level the playing field.
There are at least three ways a Trump administration could try to stop the transit-funding toll.
In rural school districts where doctors are hard to find, in-school telehealth services seemed like a good solution. Then New York state stopped funding them.
The mayor and the police blamed “outside agitators” for campus protests. Student journalists reported what they saw.
When local authorities hand out subsidies, school budgets lose revenue. The state teachers union is now pushing back.